Security Administrator

About Kuvare

Kuvare is on a mission to serve hardworking consumers overwhelmed by the complexities of retirement and is built from the ground up to do so. Our unified financial hub protects the retirement of everyday Americans and the distributors, carriers and investors that serve them. We create life insurance and annuity products that protect consumers’ retirements, and are simplified for distributor partners and financial professionals to sell and service.

Kuvare Family Of Companies

Retail Annuity and Life Insurance Solutions:

• United Life Insurance Company
• Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company
• Lincoln Benefit Life
  
  

Institutional Insurance

• Kuvare Life Re
  
  

Bespoke Insurance Solutions

• Ignite Partners
  
  

About The Role

As a Security Administrator in a financial services organization's Information Security team, this role will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and monitoring security controls and resolving issues across our hybrid cloud environment, with a focus on Microsoft Azure, M365, and on-premises infrastructure security. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical security expertise and the ability to work effectively in both cloud and on-premises environments in a regulated industry with high security and compliance requirements.

Having a DevSecOps mindset and experience with infrastructure/security as code practices is preferred.

What You'll Do

Security Operations & Incident Response

• Work directly with the Security and Risk leadership to design and implement security policies and frameworks
• Participate in security incident response activities including data breaches and virus outbreaks
• Monitor security events and system logs using Security / SIEM tools to detect and respond to threats
• Coordinate security incident response activities across technical teams
• Develop, test, and implement disaster recovery strategies from a security viewpoint
  
  

Access Management & Compliance

• Manage privileged access using PIM and PAGs, conducting regular access reviews
• Ensure security controls meet financial industry regulations and standards
• Coordinate with compliance officers on security-related regulatory requirements
• Maintain system asset management including component inventory and documentation
• Coordinate and oversee third-party penetration testing activities
  
  

Security Infrastructure Management

• Evaluate, configure, and manage security solutions across hybrid cloud environment
• Participate in the implementation of security systems such as endpoint security, firewall, and anti-malware systems
• Conduct regular security assessments to identify and remediate vulnerabilities
• Recommend and implement improvements and upgrades
• Coordinate with engineering teams on secure cloud (PaaS) implementations
• Develop automation solutions using modern scripting languages to ensure reliable outcome
  
  

Leadership & Guidance

• Provide security architecture guidance for cloud and infrastructure initiatives
• Mentor IT team members on security best practices
• Partner with network, application, and database teams to implement secure solutions
  
  

Qualifications

• 7 years of IT Security experience, with at least 4 years focusing on Microsoft technologies
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure security services, including Defender, Sentinel, and Entra ID
• Extensive experience with hybrid cloud security architecture and controls
• Strong background in security tools administration and configuration
• Proven experience with endpoint security solutions and modern device management (Intune)
• Advanced knowledge of network security concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, and SASE
• Experience leading security monitoring, incident response, and security operations
• Comprehensive understanding of identity and access management principles and technologies
  
  

The Pay Range For This Role Is

90,000 - 140,000 USD per year (United States)